Kas 2040 looks at future challenges and solutions

Kas 2040 looks at future challenges and solutions
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What will a greenhouse look like in 2040? For example: which cultivation methods will be used, how will energy be stored and what will the greenhouse structure look like? Wageningen University & Research, BU Greenhouse Horticulture is investigating these questions on behalf of the innovation programme Kas als Energiebron. Researcher Ilias Tsafaras: “We are trying to predict the challenges for the future and at the same time look for solutions for them.”

Kas als Energiebron (Greenhouse as an Energy Source_ is the innovation programme that stimulates energy saving and the use of sustainable energy in greenhouse horticulture. It is a joint initiative of Greenhouse Horticulture Netherlands and the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature. Kas als Energiebron asked WUR, Delphy and Botany to create a concept design for a Dutch greenhouse in 2040.

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